EP 4121490 A1 20230125 - FOAMING SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT PLASMA PROCESSING OF HEAVY HYDROCARBON
Title (en)
FOAMING SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT PLASMA PROCESSING OF HEAVY HYDROCARBON
Title (de)
SCHÄUMUNGSSYSTEM ZUR EFFIZIENTEN PLASMABEARBEITUNG VON SCHWEREN KOHLENWASSERSTOFFEN
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME MOUSSANT POUR LE TRAITEMENT AU PLASMA EFFICACE D'HYDROCARBURES LOURDS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 202062990942 P 20200317
- US 2021022733 W 20210317
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2021188650A1] An apparatus for converting heavy hydrocarbons to light hydrocarbons includes an inlet capable of supplying a pre-foaming mixture comprising a hydrocarbon to be processed and a processing gas, wherein the processing gas is dissolved in the hydrocarbon to be processed; a foam generator configured to receive the pre-foaming mixture at a first pressure, compress the pre-foaming mixture to a second pressure that is higher than the first pressure by routing it through a nozzle; and generate a foam by allowing the pre-foaming mixture at the second pressure to expand in a chamber at a third pressure that is lower than the first or second pressures; a plasma reactor, wherein the plasma reactor is capable of receiving the foam and comprises at least one pair of spark gap electrodes capable of subjecting the foam to a plasma discharge to yield a processed mixture; and an outlet capable of receiving the processed mixture.
IPC 8 full level
C09K 8/60 (2006.01); C10G 32/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B01J 4/002 (2013.01 - EP); B01J 19/088 (2013.01 - EP); C09K 23/003 (2022.01 - US); C10G 15/12 (2013.01 - EP); C10G 32/02 (2013.01 - EP); C10G 49/002 (2013.01 - US); C10G 49/20 (2013.01 - US); B01J 2219/0809 (2013.01 - EP); B01J 2219/0869 (2013.01 - EP); B01J 2219/0884 (2013.01 - EP); C10G 2300/1037 (2013.01 - US); C10G 2300/4012 (2013.01 - US); C10G 2300/802 (2013.01 - US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2021188650 A1 20210923; CA 3171685 A1 20210923; CN 115516062 A 20221223; EP 4121490 A1 20230125; EP 4121490 A4 20240703; US 2023121041 A1 20230420
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2021022733 W 20210317; CA 3171685 A 20210317; CN 202180033672 A 20210317; EP 21772367 A 20210317; US 202117911609 A 20210317